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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Options outstanding and exercisable by price range  
Options Outstanding, Number (in shares) 768,595us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
Options Exercisable, Number (in shares) 450,539us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
Range of exercise price per share from $24.37 to $40.21  
Options outstanding and exercisable by price range  
Exercise price range, low end of range (in dollars per share) $ 24.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
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Exercise price range, high end of range (in dollars per share) $ 40.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar20.53ToDollar53.09Member
Options Outstanding, Number (in shares) 11,400us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar20.53ToDollar53.09Member
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 5 months 5 days
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 26.32us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
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Options Exercisable, Number (in shares) 11,400us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 26.32us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Range of exercise price per share from $57.46 to $105.44  
Options outstanding and exercisable by price range  
Exercise price range, low end of range (in dollars per share) $ 57.46us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar57.46ToDollar86.72Member
Exercise price range, high end of range (in dollars per share) $ 105.44us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar57.46ToDollar86.72Member
Options Outstanding, Number (in shares) 297,279us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar57.46ToDollar86.72Member
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 2 years 11 months 12 days
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 80.75us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar57.46ToDollar86.72Member
Options Exercisable, Number (in shares) 297,094us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar57.46ToDollar86.72Member
Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 80.75us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar57.46ToDollar86.72Member
Range of exercise price per share from $110.26 to $151.45  
Options outstanding and exercisable by price range  
Exercise price range, low end of range (in dollars per share) $ 110.26us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar105.44ToDollar151.45Member
Exercise price range, high end of range (in dollars per share) $ 151.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar105.44ToDollar151.45Member
Options Outstanding, Number (in shares) 459,916us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar105.44ToDollar151.45Member
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 6 years
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 137.19us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar105.44ToDollar151.45Member
Options Exercisable, Number (in shares) 142,045us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar105.44ToDollar151.45Member
Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 137.59us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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= vmi_ExercisePriceRangeDollar105.44ToDollar151.45Member